Great job by Sainz. Finally a proper race for once
Yes exactly. Heart in the mouth stuff. Best race for a very long time.
I wouldn't be as hard on George as some of the armchair F1 drivers here. He had to give it a go.
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Yes exactly. Heart in the mouth stuff. Best race for a very long time.
I wouldn't be as hard on George as some of the armchair F1 drivers here. He had to give it a go.
With Norris having DRS I’m not sure either of them would have got past. There was only one or two real opportunities. If Sainz did that on purpose he’s a genius. Great race.
He literally announced it on radio that it was intentional
A lot of the comments online about this being more exciting just because of RB not being at the top are hilarious. Sainz led the entire race and was hardly ever under real threat until the end, and a lot of the action happened behind it. The same that has happened the rest of the season where we've had a lot of races with more action behind P1 than we did today.
He did give it a go. But the best under pressure know how to get close to the line without breaching it. It’s not like it’s the first time. But yeah these things happen. But it just also goes to show how good Max and Lewis are. Mistakes like this were rare when they competed for that title. Leclerc is an excellent driver but showed why he’s a tier below when he made mistakes last year. And Russell showing the same currently.
This was in contention to be the most boring race of the season untill the final 3 laps, those were great with Russell the highlight for me 
Hope Norris doesn't become a nearly man.
Don't like Russell so always good to see him stack it.
Don't like Russell so always good to see him stack it.
Thanks. I couldn’t hear from where I’m watching.
Excellent by Sainz that. Brilliant win. Great finish by Max, too. Really good finish all things considered and he nearly had Leclerc at the end. If we had a SC as opposed to a VSC then he may have been up there with the front lot.
Poor from Russell though. The pressure made him choke.
Poor from Russell though. The pressure made him choke.
Yeah that was smart of him because people would doubt it was intentional. Great drive
A lot of people, myself included, don't really care about 4th-5th place battles. I care about P1. And today there was quite the battle for that. So it was an excellent race for me.
“Only lost 2KG not so bad”. Wtf bro
200 IQ move by Lando to clip the barrier and lead Russell to clip it harder.
Oh I see - Russell clipped the wall
Sainz should get a cigar on the podium, epic race craft risking being slow and giving Norris DRS.
May I suggest another sport then, because you re wasting your time.
Well, I do watch football, but uhh... well, it hasn't been going too well, so I will take what else I can get.
Fair enough. City is the RB of the PL.
Alpha Tauri and Williams need to sort out which one will take Lawson and which one will take Daniel next season.
And send Sergeant back to Nascar where he belongs.
And send Sergeant back to Nascar where he belongs.
Think RB in particular has some tough decisions to make. One might argue that a race like today (despite Max having an amazing recovery) - shows how critical that second seat is. Had Checo taken more pts of those behind him in the WDC up til now , Max wouldn't have another 4 or 5 people still in contention at this stage. Especially if next season the other teams catch up more that should certainly make them pause.
Looks like the front right tyre actually tbh.
Feck me 11 prediction points
What's funny is that Narris caught the barrier too.
4d chess move for sure.
He may have led the race but he wasn’t a minute in front making jokes about having practice pit stops
Wow what a GP. Best in years. This is what F1 should be like. Genius drive from Sainz, channellimg his inner Alain Prost.
Russell was very unlucky, deserved a podium.
More races like this please F1.
Russell was very unlucky, deserved a podium.
More races like this please F1.
How much leeway does Tsunoda get with AlphaTauri? Lawson scoring points already today brings him to 2 vs. Tsunoda's 3 for the entire. Of course, this is a bit random, but he also outqualified him the third chance he got, with Tsunoda having a lot more experience with the car. He hasn't really delivered much since his first season.
It will be super interesting to see how Red Bull and AlphaTauri line up at the beginning of next season. Perez must also be hanging by a thread, and Lawson gives them some options. I imagine they want a bit more experience in the 2nd Red Bull seat, though. Could they tempt Albon back? He's been driving great with Williams lately.
It will be super interesting to see how Red Bull and AlphaTauri line up at the beginning of next season. Perez must also be hanging by a thread, and Lawson gives them some options. I imagine they want a bit more experience in the 2nd Red Bull seat, though. Could they tempt Albon back? He's been driving great with Williams lately.
Also got to say Lawson deserves a seat in F1 next season. much better than tsunoda and shown it in 3 races. Hopefully hes in the seat for Japan.
Good recovery drive from Max. Once the tyres were up to temp, the issues seemed to be managable.
Good recovery drive from Max. Once the tyres were up to temp, the issues seemed to be managable.
You must be joking
How many overtakes did you see to call this best in years?The race was generally terrible, one of if not the worst race of the season from an actual racing point of view. Race management simulator until the last 10 laps. Leclerc doing to the whole grid what Perez did to Hamilton in AD21.
And only close racing in the last 5 laps because there were 30 lap tyre differentials with different compounds, causing absurd differences in lap times.
And only close racing in the last 5 laps because there were 30 lap tyre differentials with different compounds, causing absurd differences in lap times.
Yeah bar the last 5-10 laps where the intrigue made it exciting, the race was largely dull as F. I particularly dislike races where it’s sufficiently hard to overtake that you can drive 3 seconds slower than delta and manage your tyres
Lawson has done exceedingly well however Tsunoda has had terrible luck in all 3 races since Lawson has been paired with him tbf. AT messed up his race in Zandvoort with their strategy to wait for the rain, should have easily scored there and then in the last 2 races has had DNFs which weren't really down to him. Think Tsunoda and Lawson are a very good partnership
RB should keep them as the AT line up for next season.
Especially if the AT turns into a B spec Red Bull car, could be a very high scoring line up and give them both a shot to make a claim for the RB seat in 2025 or 2026.
In fairness to Tsunoda he was on course to do very well in this race but had his qualifying hampered.
They've gone to commercial break mid race?!
Like zero coverage!
Its about challeneging for P1. We had a thriller. 3 different manufactuers within a second or two for most of the race. Not every race has to be about the most overtaking, its circuit dependant. That was a cerebral, slow burner of a GP that paid off towards the last 20 or so laps.You must be joking
I havent had that adreneline buzz, nail biter feeling from F1 GP in a long time
Rather have that everytime than max driving 30 seconds off into the distance in P1 after 10 laps.
But doesnt suprise me Max/RB fans didnt enjoy it.
Question is do you need a experienced benchmark driver lile danny ric to help develop the car? Or do you go with lawson and tsunoda? Id also go with the latter.
Theres a rumour that as patt of the AM / Honda deal for 2026, Honda get to put a driver in the other seat, so tsunoda could find himself at AM in 2026.
Looks like something was stuck under Alonso's car most of the race or broke suspension arm housing.
